Lower Broadway is a street that is a focal point of Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

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The street runs east and west between Interstate 65

Interstate 65

Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

 and the west bank of the Cumberland River

Cumberland River

The Cumberland River is a waterway in the Southern United States. It is long. It starts in Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky between Pine and Cumberland mountains, flows through southern Kentucky, crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before...

. Its features include the Bridgestone Arena, the Nashville Convention Center and various honky tonk

Honky tonk

A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...

 bars, including Robert's Western World

Robert's Western World

Robert's Western World is a honky tonk located in Nashville Tennessee. It has hosted and continues to host many big name country artists. Some of the famous artist that have passed through Robert's Western World doors are Big Ben Keith of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Don Warden who is Dolly Parton's...

 and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge is a Honky Tonk bar located in Nashville, Tennessee behind the Ryman Auditorium. Tootsie's has two stages that host live local talent each night; covering modern day country music artist such as Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, and other popular country music artists as well as...

. The Ryman Auditorium

Ryman Auditorium

The Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue, located at 115 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee and is best known as the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry....

 and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum identifies and preserves the evolving history and traditions of country music and educates its audiences...

 are both within one block of this street. Lower Broadway is a particularly crowded place during the annual CMA Music Festival

CMA Music Festival

The CMA Music Festival is a four-day music festival centered around country music hosted each June by the Country Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee...

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